Conservation of Mass Gum Lab- Remix

Created Jan. 24, 2024 by Erin Bond

Name___________________________________ Pd __________ Date___________________________

Problem: What is the effect of chewing on the mass of gum?

Hypothesis: If ____________________________________________________________________,

Then_____________________________________________________________________________.

Identifying variables:

Procedure: Write a step-by-step procedure that another person could follow to answer the question

Data:

Gum Trial	Original Mass	Mass after chewing	Difference Original mass- mass after chewing	Calculate percent lost (Difference/ Original mass)
Trial 1
Trial 2
Trial 3
Trial 4

What are the ingredients in your gum?

What other observations did you make as you chewed the gum? (Write at least three)

Conclusions:

In the space below, write a Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) paragraph to answer the original question based on the data.

Question	What is the effect of chewing on the mass of the gum?
Claim (A sentence that answers the question.)
Evidence (Give detailed evidence from your lab observations and any outside research you did.)
Reasoning (Explain why your evidence supports your claim. Be sure to reference your understanding of scientific principles that apply here such as the law of conservation of mass and the definition of eating or solubility.)

Standards

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